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November 12, 2012

319 GAME stores open midnight tonight for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

UPDATE: Blockbuster has been in touch to let us know that it will open over 450 stores at midnight tonight to sell…

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Wii U lacks system-wide achievements, dev says

Nintendo has not included a system-wide achievement system in the Wii U, the developer of Scribblenauts Unlimited has revealed. Each Wii U…

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UK chart: Halo 4 top but sales lower than Halo 3, Reach

Xbox 360-exclusive Halo 4 is the new UK all-format chart number one, albeit with lower launch week sales than Halo 3 and…

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Valve confirms next-gen Source engine exists and is just 'waiting for a game to roll it out with'

Valve boss Gabe Newell has been caught on camera (lots of cameras, actually), explaining that Source 2 is real and is in…

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Gabe Newell confirms Valve working on Source 2

Gabe Newell has confirmed what we all suspected: that Valve is working on a new game engine, undoubtedly Source 2.When members of…

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Stiq Figures, October 29 – November 4: Spider The Video Game edition

Welcome to Stiq Figures, where the sales data is after the break and the posts don’t matter. Every week, we take a…

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Arcade survival racer Distance closing in on Kickstarter finish line

Seattle-based Refract Studios updated the Kickstarter page with new gameplay footage for its racing game project Distance, a spiritual successor to the…

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Disney’s mobile, social push improves its bottom line

Disney Interactive, the arm of Walt’s empire that handles video games, saw an operating loss of $216 million for the fiscal year…

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November 11, 2012

The Drop: Week of November 12th 2012 New Releases

On PS3 this week, Call of Duty: Black Ops II arrives with an all-new Call of Duty – Black Ops storyline featuring…

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Final Fantasy XIV shut down, reborn in this ‘end of an era’ trailer

The era ending in this lengthy cinematic trailer is that of Final Fantasy XIV, as Square Enix pulled the plug today on…

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Gabe Newell Might Have Announced Source 2, Possibly

I’m so reluctant here, but it does seem that Gabe Newell has suggested that Valve are working on a completely new version…

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Capcom makes DmC ‘Home Truths’ gameplay vid official

Most footage we’ve seen of DmC: Devil May Cry shows off the new, electric environments, neon-demonic levels and jazzy combos. The above…

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Valve partners with Nexon to bring Dota 2 to Japan and Korea

Online game publisher Nexon has announced that it’s teaming up with Valve to bring the free-to-play Dota 2 to the Japanese and…

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Newell: Valve building Source 2 engine, Ricochet 2 is in development

Valve head honcho Gabe Newell got a visit from fans on 4chan.org’s /v/ board for his birthday, and after paying $2.50 to…

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JoySwag PSA: Win the Xbox 360 Halo 4 bundle or Limited Edition game from Joystiq

Each week on the Super Joystiq Podcast, the staff bundles games and other swag we’re sent to give away to you, the…

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Team Meat’s third Mew-Genics character, Frank, has head problems

The third of five teaser images for Team Meat’s latest project, Mew-Genics, is Frank. Frank has been diagnosed by his creators with…

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The PlayStation Recap – Changing Hands Edition

What a week, huh? As if Tuesday’s US presidential election wasn’t enough excitement for you, Friday we learned that our friend and…

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Paper Mario Sticker Star review: Looks good on paper

The Paper Mario series has always been a treat, exemplifying some of the funniest writing in any game, numerous tweaks to RPG…

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